Following Notts Outlaws’ 86-run victory over Warwickshire that saw their Royal London Cup campaign get off to a winning start, Haseeb Hameed has spoken of his confidence in the coaching environment of the club.

The Outlaws included five List A debutants, including Hameed himself, in their side for the trip to Edgbaston, and the centurion credited the coaching staff for the continued development of high-quality young talent.

“When you look at Lyndon [James], and Liam Patterson-White, and the other young guys that have come in for their debut, it’s extremely pleasing to see them perform so well,” he said.

“It just goes to show the environment the coaches have created, that it allows guys to come in and thrive, and show what they can do straight away.

“It bodes really well for us as a club, and hopefully we can keep building on that as we move forwards.”

Hameed also hailed Head Coach Peter Moores and his staff with easing his own path between formats, with the red-ball opener having not played a white-ball game in over two years.

Hameed has been in fine fettle thus far in this season’s County Championship, hitting four fifties and two centuries, and was delighted to see his purple patch translate to List A cricket.

“To be able to adapt and change is very pleasing,” he began.

“Pete and I have spoken about adapting my game to different formats, and to be able to go out there and put it into practice is great.”

Adapt and change he certainly did, as he struck 103 from 92 balls to see his side to a comfortable victory.

“It’s a big win for us, to be able to come here and win at Edgbaston, with games coming thick and fast in this competition.

"Hopefully we can build a bit of momentum now.

“It boosts us that the final will be at Trent Bridge, so we have that motivation from the off, and it’s great that we can start as we mean to go on.”

Hameed was also full of praise for his teammates — in particular the bowling unit, who sealed victory by dismissing their hosts for 237.

“Honestly, I wasn’t overly sure if we’d set enough at the halfway point!” he smiled.

 “It is true that any time you get over 300, it’s a good score, but it did feel like a good wicket and I was absolutely clear we would have to bowl well to win.

“Credit to the boys, they did exactly that, especially in that middle period.

"It looks a comfortable victory, but we know how hard we had to work for it, and we’ll keep doing the same moving forwards.”